“Dusty” started chasing after him and was ... RIGBY — A car crashed into a fire hydrant in Rigby and nearly flooded businesses nearby, The Rigby Star reported on Dec. 13, 1951.

Columbia artist Blue Sky’s “Busted Plug,” a 40-foot fire hydrant sculpture that stood for 22 years, lies abandoned in a field. Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall writes city leaders should save it.

“There was a vehicle blocking a fire hydrant, slowing down the fire apparatus’ ability to connect to the hydrant,” Daughtry said. “We’re asking all New Yorkers to please be mindfu ...